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Looted sculpture returns to Albania

A marble sculpture stolen in Albania 18 years ago and taken to Italy has been returned to the country.

The bust of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, was snatched from Albania's Butrinti Archaeological museum and recovered by Italian police from a private home in 2004.
Read entire article at AP